Sep 13, 2021
Château Siran is an historic and
innovative estate on the Left Bank of Bordeaux, in the commune
of Margaux. Once owned by the
painter Toulouse-Lautrec’s great-grandmother, in the
mid-1800s Siran was purchased by ancestor of Édouard Miailhe’s
family and today he is the 6th generation to run Siran.
Miailhe, like...
Sep 6, 2021
Petit Verdot is often the secret weapon in a blend -- providing unique aromas and flavors plus acidity and tannin. In this show, we discuss this essential grape and the vital role it plays in wines around the world.
What is Petit Verdot?
- The name means “little green one”, since it's hard to ripen, the berries...
Aug 31, 2021
In our continued exploration of the Médoc (which will culminate in
two free, live, online classes that I hope you'll join or watch on
YouTube afterwards), on the Left Bank of Bordeaux, I spoke with
Astrid de Pourtalès, co-owner of Château Doyac. This
property is a Cru Bourgeois...
Aug 24, 2021
Photo: Consorzio del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
The Nobile Wine of Montepulciano is a wine based on a clone of Sangiovese and from a small hillside town in Tuscany called Montepulciano. It is, indeed, one of the great wines of the world. Although often overshadowed by its neighbors – Brunello di Montalcino and...
Aug 17, 2021
Sofía Araya - head winemaker of Veramonte, Ritual, Primus, and Neyen
Sofía Araya was born and raised in Chile and she has made wine in nearly every high quality valley of the country since she graduated from la Universidad de Chile. After years of working on conventional farms for some big names, she moved to